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Some application packages are HBC ready.. but some aren't. So you might get frustrated when you see this. You can do a few things to remedy this issue.

1. Create your own pictures and channel description
2. Search the internet for for pictures and channel decription

This will show you how to create it.

Remember that these are the 3 required files inside the folder within the APPS folder

EX: X:/APPS/"Name of App here"/

Required Files:
BOOT.DOL or BOOT.ELF (If its named anything else, just rename it to boot.elf or boot.dol)
ICON.PNG (must be 128x48 pixels)
META.XML (See below on how to write it)

#1 BOOT.DOL/BOOT.ELF
Like i said earlier, this is the app file that will be used to run the application. Therefore, it needs to be named either Boot.dol or Boot.elf. If its already named Boot.dol/boot.elf, then keep it how it is. If its named something else, then rename it BOOT.DOL/Boot.ELF (ex: snes.dol --> boot.dol)

#2 ICON.PNG
If you want a picture for the application, it must be 128 x 48 pixels. Get any picture you want or download it from the internet. Resize it to 128x48 pixels and save it as a PNG format.

#3 META.XML
For all channel information, you must enter it into a meta.xml file. To do this,
make a notepad file named meta.txt, and paste this template into it:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?> 
- <app version="1">
  <name>Wii64</name> 
  <version>Wii Tiizer Edition</version> 
  <release_date>200805230000</release_date> 
  <coder>Wii64 Team</coder> 
  <short_description>N64 Emulator</short_description> 
  <long_description>This is an early Alpha release</long_description> 
  </app>

With this, just change everything between the two arrows. (><) So since you
don't want your application named Wii64, change that to whatever you want.
Once you've made the neccessary changes, rename meta.txt to meta.xml. Make sure
it is in the folder with your .elf/.dol

FAQs
Q: My Applications keep freezing during the loading process.. whats wrong?
A: Are you sure that your card is formatted as FAT/FAT16? If not, reformat (FULL format) to FAT/FAT16 D
    Do you have any Gamecube memory cards attached? If, so remove them, then run HBC

Q: Homebrew Channel runs but i see no applications
A: Make sure that the 3 required files are present inside of a FOLDER within the APPS folder, also make sure your Wii firmware is at least on 3.1 and make sure the SD card is properly inserted in the FRONT SD

Some information was taken from nedthehead from other tutorials